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Night Ranger postpones three shows after Jack Blades hospitalization

Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagicNight Ranger has postponed a trio of shows after bassist/vocalist Jack Blades had to be hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment. 

“First and foremost, we want to apologize to the fans,” the band shared in a statement posted to…

Neil Young blasts Ticketmaster: “Concert touring is broken”

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesNeil Young is the latest artist to blast Ticketmaster for their business practices.

In a post on his archives website titled “CONCERT TOURING IS BROKEN,” Young blasts the ticket-selling service for its 30% ticket fees. He shar…

Queen + Adam Lambert announce new North American Rhapsody Tour dates

Aldara Zarraoa/Redferns)Queen + Adam Lambert are bringing their Rhapsody Tour back to North America. The tour first kicked off in North America in 2019, and now they’ve expanded and updated it for a second leg. 

“Our last tour featured our most ambiti…

Report: Cameron Crowe developing Joni Mitchell movie

Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesWe may soon see Joni Mitchell’s life on the big screen. The website Above The Line is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker Cameron Crowe is planning to write and direct a movie about the legendary singer, and has been workin…

Jackson Browne announces summer tour

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for LOVE ROCKS NYC/God’s Love We Deliver Jackson Browne is hitting the road this summer. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced a new set of tour dates, in which he promises to treat fans to “songs spanning the length of…

Smokey Robinson talks ‘GASMS,’ longevity, retirement & more

TLR Music Group/ ADA WorldwideSmokey Robinson’s new album, GASMS, drops April 28, and while you may think the title is a bit risqué, Smokey says it doesn’t necessarily mean what you think.

“All the songs on the album have a connotation to them. Most p…

Rod Stewart taps Culture Club to open U.K. tour

Sam Tabone/WireImageRod Stewart has tapped Culture Club to open for him on his upcoming U.K. summer tour, which will have him playing some unique venues, including football stadiums, estates and castles.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be sharing the stag…

Chicago covers The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour”

Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group CompanyChicago is sharing their take on a Beatles classic. The band just released their cover of “Magical Mystery Tour,” which has been part of their 2023 touring set list. 

The idea to cover the song …

ABBA celebrating 50th anniversary of debut album ‘Ring Ring’

courtesy of UMeIt’s been 50 years since ABBA released their debut album, Ring Ring, and they are ready to celebrate.  

On May 19, the Swedish group will reissue Ring Ring on two-LP vinyl, remastered at Abbey Road Studios. In addition there will be a b…

Milwaukee Summerfest announces full lineup

courtesy of SummerfestThe full lineup for Milwaukee’s annual Summerfest has just been announced, with over 100 acts booked for the festival, now in its 55th year. This year’s fest will take place over three weekends, June 22 to 24, June 29 to July 1 an…

John Fogerty wouldn’t call himself a guitar “virtuoso”

Steve Jennings/Getty ImagesJohn Fogerty is a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, with plenty of huge hits behind him, but even he questions his abilities sometimes — at least when it comes to playing guitar.

“I didn’t feel that I was a virtuoso on guitar,” Fo…

ZZ Top’s ‘Eliminator’ turns 40

Warner RecordsMarch 23 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of ZZ Top’s eighth studio album, Eliminator, which went on to be the band’s most commercially successful album, peaking at nine on the Billboard Album chart.

The album, which used more s…

KISS biopic coming in 2024

Francesco Prandoni/Getty ImagesKISS may be ready to say goodbye to the road in December, but it’s not like they’ll be completely gone. In fact, we’re about to learn a whole lot more about their early years, courtesy of a new KISS biopic that’s in the …



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